(xiii) Publish and maintain registries of Licensees, Licenses,
interconnection agreements, Commission notices and decisions and, subject to accepted
claims of confidentiality or permissible disclosures, make them available to the public for
inspection and publish them on the Commission’s official website; and
(xiv) Such other functions as are consistent with the role of the
Commission under this Act.
(b)
The Commission may perform any of the functions set out in this section
upon its own initiative or, consistent with the provisions of this Act and any other
applicable law may contract with outside parties to perform certain functions.
Sec. 322
(a)
The Commission has the power to require any Licensee,
Telecommunications Service Provider, or Broadcaster to provide information that the
Commission reasonably finds to be necessary for the proper performance of its functions
and the exercise of its powers under this Act, provided that the Commission has provided
the Service Provider with at least two (2) weeks prior written notification (“Written
Notice”) of such specific information requirements and such Written Notice is
accompanied by explanations as to the need for such information.
(b)
The Commission shall safeguard commercial secrets and other
confidential information collected by it pursuant to this Act.
Sec. 323
(a)
The Commission shall establish and maintain an official website and shall
require all Telecommunications Service Providers to cite the website address in all of
their user invoices in order to facilitate consumer protection.
(b)
The Commission shall publish on a timely basis, all registries established
and maintained by it and all public notices, Decisions, Licenses, signed interconnection
agreements, documents prescribed by it, including Codes of Conduct and related
documents, and other non-confidential documents made by or for it under this Act on its
official website and shall make copies of such documents available to any interested
party upon payment of a nominal copying fee, that the Commission shall prescribe.
Sec. 331
(a)
The Commission may initiate a public hearing on any substantive matter
within its jurisdiction under this Act, either on its own initiative or upon the written
request of any interested person. The Commission shall initiate a public hearing on any
matter that is specified in a written directive from the Council of Ministers.
(b)
Public hearings conducted by the Commission shall be open to all
members of the public, except to the extent that the Commission decides otherwise, due
to the confidential nature of any specific matter to be addressed during the hearing.
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